Irene Lloyd Baker

Mrs. Baker, 88, of Stallings, NC, passed away peacefully in the company of family on Wednesday, August 10, 2011.

She was born December 15, 1922 in Granite Falls, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Ed Lloyd and Rosa Bumgarner Lloyd. Mrs. Baker had worked as a waitress in her younger years, but her true joy was being a wife, homemaker, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Baker loved gardening, flowers, crafts, traveling and animals – all kinds of animals.

The family will greet friends 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 13, 2011 at McEwen Funeral Service at Sharon. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 11:00 AM in the Chapel with The Reverend Lee Koontz officiating. Burial will follow in Sharon Memorial Park.

Mrs. Baker was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, O.B. Baker and is survived by her daughter, Brenda B. Roberts and husband, Marc, of Charlotte; two granddaughters, Heather Roberts of Waxhaw, NC, and Kim Leonhardt and husband, Neal, of Wesley Chapel, NC; one great granddaughter, Paige Leonhardt; four nieces: Frances Curtis, June Sherrill, Doris Harrold and Annie Beal and one nephew, William R. Matthews .

The family members extend their gratitude to the physicians and staff at Charlotte Hematology and Oncology and Lark Park Rehabilitation Center.

Memorials may be made in remembrance of Mrs. Baker to the American Cancer Society, 6000 Fairview Road, Charlotte, NC 28210 or to Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, 11501 Bain School Road, Mint Hill, NC 28227.

Arrangements by McEwen Funeral Service at Sharon, 5716 Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC 28212. Condolences may be sent to www.mcewenfs.com.